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Ontario to ask for appeal of court order pausing Toronto bike lane removal

Published May 8, 2025 at 10:29am

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Ontario to ask for appeal of court order pausing Toronto bike lane removal

A cyclist rides in a bike lane on University Avenue in Toronto on December 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

Ontario is seeking to appeal a temporary court order stopping it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes while a judge weighs whether the plan is unconstitutional.

The government served notice of its intent to appeal last month's injunction to lawyers for a cycling advocacy group challenging its plan to remove lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue.

Superior Court Justice Paul Schabas ordered the government last month to keep its hands off the 19 kilometres of bike lanes until he could decide the case.

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